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¨§§§¨¨§§§¨ A SECRET ROUNDABOUT: IN WHAT USED TO BE  ¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§§
§§¨¨§¨§¨¨§  BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY ¨§§¨¨§§¨§¨
§¨§¨§§§§¨§  SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL.  §§¨§¨§¨§§§
¨§§§§¨¨¨§§    SPELLED IN BY PURPOSEFUL SYMMETRY,    §¨§§§§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨     ROADS LIKE SYMBOLS, ALIGNED WITH     §§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨§§¨¨§§¨§§  LEY LINES. DIALED IN WITH WELL-ROUNDED  §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨§¨§¨§§¨             GPS COORDINATES.             §§¨§§¨¨¨§¨
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¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§§              ¨¨¨ ^ ; ^ ¨¨¨               §§§¨§§§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨§§¨¨§§§
§§§§§¨¨¨§§    A DANGEROUS GAME: THE ROUNDABOUT IS   ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨  IMPORTANT TO SOME LARGE CONSTELLATION   §§§§§§§§§¨
§§¨¨¨§§¨§§       OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES.      §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨  GOVERNMENTS AND COMPANIES ARE CREATURES §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨§§¨§§§¨§     IN A WAY. YET PEOPLE SNEAK SMALL     §¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨§§¨¨§§   BETWEEN THEIR CLAWS, AND HIDE IN THE   ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§
§§¨§§¨§¨§¨     ROADSIDE BUSHES. THEY WAIT THERE.    §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
¨¨§§¨§§§§§                                          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨   VEHICLES APPROACH; THE GAME IS ON -    ¨¨§§§¨§¨¨§
¨§§§§¨§¨¨¨    QUICKLY THE PEOPLE ASSEMBLE IN WELL   §¨§¨¨§§§¨§
§§¨¨¨§§§¨¨ PRACTICED GEOMETRIES. THEIR BODIES MAKE  §§§§¨§¨¨§§
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨  COUNTER-SPELLS ON THE ASPHALT. TRAFFIC  ¨¨¨¨§§§¨§¨
¨¨§§¨§§¨§§   IS INSTANTLY DIVERTED, FLOWS IN SICK   ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§§§
§¨§¨§§¨§§¨  WAYS, LIKE DOGS LET LOOSE. SYMMETRY IS  ¨¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨
§§§§§¨§§¨§                  LOST.                   ¨¨¨¨§¨§§§¨
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¨§¨¨¨§¨§§¨  CARS ARE EJECTED INTO THE GREENS. SHIPS ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§
§§§¨¨§§§¨§     COLLIDE. THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF     §¨¨¨§§¨§§§
¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§§      CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE      ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨§§§§¨§¨    SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT    ¨§§¨§§§¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§§   SICKENS ME, THIS PHYSICAL REALITY OF   ¨§¨§§¨¨§§§
§¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨ IT, BUT THE CAUSE IS JUST. I SNEAK BACK  §§§§¨§¨§¨¨
§§¨§¨§¨§§¨      OVER THE FENSE, HEADING SOUTH.      ¨¨¨¨§§§§§¨
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